President Barack Obama on Tuesday released military aid to Egypt that was suspended after the 2013 overthrow of the government, in an effort to boost Cairo's ability to combat the extremist threat in the region.

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The 210-foot spire rises above the tree line, easily visible from nearby Interstate 95. It's part of the National Museum of the Marine Corps, and is designed as a reminder not only of the iconic image of the World War II flag raising on Iwo Jima, but also of the notions of swords at salute, aircraft climbing into the sky, or a howitzer at the ready.

Sex assault victim advocates on Tuesday again pointed to an unofficial Air Force songbook with derogatory lyrics about women and gay airmen as a reason for filing a new lawsuit against the Defense Department.

At 13, Logan Wenneshiemer is a sprint-car veteran, at home in the cockpit of his open-wheel racer, capable of 140 mph. Though his skill behind the wheel sets him apart from most kids his age, it's not just his efforts on the track that make him so remarkable. Logan also heads a fund-raising drive for wounded military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.

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China is "creating a great wall of sand" through land reclamation in the South China Sea, causing serious concerns about its territorial intentions, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet said Tuesday.

The fisheries minister on Monday notified the Okinawa prefectural government of his decision to suspend Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga's instruction to halt preparatory work for the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within Okinawa Prefecture.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will rehear a case in which a three-judge panel last year threw out a man's child-pornography conviction over what it found to be “massive” and egregious illegal surveillance into civilian computers by the NCIS.

Converging economic and security interests are driving Asia's second- and third-biggest military spenders closer in an attempt to thwart increasingly assertive Chinese claims over contested lands and waters.

In what appeared to be the most intense day of fighting since the air campaign began five days ago, Saudi-led naval forces imposed a blockade on Yemen's ports as coalition airstrikes repelled an advance on the southern port city of Aden by Shiite rebels and forces loyal to a former president.

One person was killed and two others, including a police officer, were injured Monday after police confronted a car that tried to crash through a gate outside National Security Agency headquarters at Fort Meade, Md., the agency confirmed.

A year after a deadly security breach at the world's largest Navy base, the service still won't say whether any personnel have been disciplined for mistakes made that night — and whether anyone in leadership will be held responsible.

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter plans to push a series of proposals, including a 401(k)-style pension plan and incentives for cyber warriors, aimed at attracting and retaining troops with the skills needed to fight modern wars.

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More than 2,000 people lined the streets of this small border town on Sunday to greet American soldiers as they crossed into the Czech Republic from Poland on their way home from an operation to demonstrate support for eastern allies rattled by Russian aggression in Ukraine.